Josef Sommer
Born
Jun 26, 1934 (91 years old)
Place of birth
Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Biography
Maximilian Josef Sommer (born June 26, 1934) is a German-American retired stage, television, and film actor. His best known roles are as The President in X-Men: The Last Stand, Senator Jessup in The Sum of All Fears, Peter Lassiter in The Family Man, Curtis Flemming in Shaft, Dr. Eaton in Patch Adams, Phelps Bowen in The Chamber, Clive Peoples Jr. in Nobody's Fool, Mr. Duckworth in The Mighty Ducks, Chief Paul Schaefer in Witness, Max Richter in Silkwood, Sam Taylor in Independence Day, Rothko in Dirty Harry, and narrator for the film Sophie's Choice.
Movies (77)
The Other Guys
2010
The Stepford Wives
1975
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
Dirty Harry
1971
The Family Man
2000
Patch Adams
1998
The Sum of All Fears
2002
Shaft
2000
The Invasion
2007
Witness
1985
Bulworth
1998
Reds
1981
Mistrial
1996
Strange Days
1995
Iceman
1984
Valley Forge
1975
Malice
1993
The Mighty Ducks
1992
Shows (22)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Law & Order
1990
Law & Order
1990
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
The West Wing
1999
Great Performances
1971
Great Performances
1971
Without a Trace
2002
The Equalizer
1985
Ally McBeal
1997
Providence
1999
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Early Edition
1996
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
The Andros Targets
1977
A Woman Named Jackie
1991
The Kennedys of Massachusetts
1990
The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer
1999